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Part 1: A Call to Holistic Health and Spiritual Awakening Salutation to the Cosmic Light, Lord of our hearts, Omniscient and Omnipresent. In His Divine Presence, very good evening, dear brothers and sisters. To see you is the greatest joy for me. It is like a joint family occasionally coming together, and so is this event where we are together. We have a tie of spirituality, and this tie is a tie of love and devotion, everlasting. Yoga in Daily Life is a scientific system. Its first aim is health. An Austrian scientist said, "Health is not everything, but everything is nothing without health." In Āyurveda, the first principle is health. It is said: the first happiness is good health. Bhela Sukh Nirogikāya: The first happiness of life is a healthy body. That is what we deserve, and we should achieve it through the practice of Yoga in Daily Life: physical health, mental health, social health, and spiritual health. After this spiritual development comes the protection of the environment. Spiritual awakening means that our surroundings should be healthy. Our health depends on our surrounding atmosphere. A hundred years ago, two hundred, five hundred, a thousand years ago, people did not have enough material means. All these technical things were not enough. But still, people were happier and healthier than now. Mégis boldogabbak, egészségesebbek voltak, mint manapság. Now we have all physical comforts. Minden kényelem rendelkezésünkre áll fizikai értelemben. And this technology made everything possible. És a technika mindent lehetővé tett. But still, we are unhappy and unhealthy. És mégis boldogtalanok vagyunk, és az egészségünk még sincs rendben. Why? És miért? Azért, mert leromboltuk a környezetünket, tönkretettük. I think the first and biggest mistake that humans did and are doing is using pesticides. Azt hiszem, az emberek legnagyobb tévedése, egy óriási hiba, a növényvédőszerek használata. Using artificial chemical fertilizer in the fields. And still, humans did not wake up. They did not prohibit or ban this artificial fertilizer. On the contrary, they are making day-by-day more gene experiments. It means you are putting poison directly into your body through the air, through the water, and through the vegetables, fruits, and grains. Now, we are sitting here—so many people, a thousand, more than a thousand, two thousand. If we today decide that if you have a garden or a field, you will not put in artificial fertilizer and you will use organic fertilizer, it would be a great step for the health of the people, the health of nature, and the health of the animals. Ez egy óriási lépés lenne az emberek, a természet és az állatok egészsége irányában. On one side, we wish to be healthy. And on the other side, we are taking poison. Now, even if you practice yoga, you can’t be healthy. It’s like driving a car where one leg is pressing the brake and the other is accelerating. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, I wish to give you good health, but how? If you don’t stop using these pesticides... We can begin a grass-roots project from this evening. We can start a basic plan tonight. Let this begin in this beautiful country, Hungary; let this be addressed to the excellent government of Hungary, that with our signatures we petition for the prohibition of these substances, at least in one district of Debrecen. Let us do something, otherwise the future will be very painful for us. They cannot see how much our children will suffer from this. Let us do something for the sake of our children and the future of the planet. The first step to a healthy body is a sound body. So, we have now arrived at yoga. If we possess a healthy consciousness, then we are also aware of our surroundings. The third level is in consciousness: spiritual awakening. What is the purpose of this life? Are we born only to suffer? Does eternal happiness exist anywhere? What is the meaning of this, to be born, to die, to be born, to die? This indeed has a higher purpose. And that is none other than self-realization. That is the recognition of God. When spirituality awakens in our consciousness, we receive the motivation to take action. How do we seek something? How do we attain all this? How do we realize it? And so we have arrived at the yoga of everyday life. Yes. We have already found something. And what is it? It is not merely listening. You must practice. With speech. By listening. Our greed cannot be satisfied; it only increases our appetite, but when we eat something, it calms our greed. Therefore, it is said that compared to tons of theory, they do not measure up to even a gram of practice. This lecture is nothing other than an inspiration for you all. If you wish to be healthy, if this is your desire, if you want to lead a healthy life and enjoy your life for many years—I cannot promise that you will live in constant pleasure forever; that would be boring. The first point, please note this well and remember it: Try to eat, drink, and use only organic food. The part of Hungary where you lived, and I believe all of Hungary, is a fertile country. Hungary’s fertile soil could feed the whole of Europe. If you are a businessman, or if you want to become wealthy, I suggest you start growing organic vegetables and fruits, grains, and producing milk. Not chemically treated. Do not take what is acquired from a cow that is injected with cortisone every day. After all, this dairy product enters our body. This is the first step: organic nutrition. It could be coffee, it could be tea, it could be whisky, or vodka, or whatever vodka is popular here in Hungary, Ukraine, Slovakia—organic fruit, ladies, natural beautifiers and cleansing agents. You have done wonderful things. It’s called pious things, pious, yes, opposite to sin. Virtuous things, meritorious things. You have two benefits. You become rich. Yes, through this you become wealthy. And you do good things for the health of others and animals. You can sell the organic products. Or you can bring them in either as a form of trade, or from India, or from anywhere else. India is also polluted as much as Hungary, or even more than Hungary. India is terribly polluted, just as much as Hungary, or even more so. But still, there are organic things available. Soap, toothpaste, and many, many things. So, businessmen and women, well, dear merchants, ladies and gentlemen, do something good for yourselves and for others as well. Do not give poison to others. Now someone might think, as we did, that Swāmījī would speak about spiritual rights. What greater right could there be than this? What I am about to say now is the second step: Let us honor every living being, every creation. Let no one, nothing suffer, perish, or be killed because of us. If we cannot wipe away the tears of others, then at least let us not be the cause of those tears. This is called universal love. This is called the heart of God. As compassion awakens in your heart, you suddenly draw near to God. In your heart, you become one with the heart of God. Your heartbeat becomes one with the heartbeat of God. Love. This love heals. It can heal incurable diseases. There is no medicine like love. Love is the greatest, most powerful medicine. Thirdly, when this spiritual, universal love awakens in your heart, your consciousness expands, becoming pure, crystal clear. And your consciousness expands, extending all the way to the consciousness of God. Yet still, your life and your work in this world will be like that of an ordinary person. What could be more wonderful, more beautiful than this? So to summarize: The first point is organic food. Secondly, love for all living beings, for every creature. And thirdly, to ascend towards God. And this also applies to your children. You will thus create a happy family. No one else can give you this happiness. Only you. And physical health also improves. And the last point: Let us give up half-hearted dieting. This is difficult. If we have eaten two pieces of bread, let us now eat only one. Let us reduce our diet by half. Well, this is not very pleasing. Okay, if we cannot do this, then let us do one thing: Let us eat only when we are hungry. Āyurveda holds that you should eat only when you are hungry. And when are you hungry? When you are hungry, then the ten-day-old dried bread tastes as delicious as the wedding cake. This is hunger. It means that the fire of our digestion is at work. Only the fire of digestion can help us to be healthy. But the greatest health problem we face is caused by snacking between meals, between breakfast and lunch. Chocolate, cookie, apple. If there is nothing, then chewing gum. There is always something in our mouth. This is the greatest source of illness. This source of illness is the greatest trouble. In other words, this is largely the cause of diseases. Man must keep things under control. Once there was a king. The king announced, "If anyone can satisfy my goat so perfectly that the goat is completely content and no longer wants to eat, I will give them half of my kingdom." Who wouldn’t want half a kingdom? So everyone took the goat away and tried to test the goat with many foods. They fed it grass, salad, leaves, and the goats' bellies were full. They were taken to the king. The king was presented with a green salad. And the goat went over and began to nibble on it with relish... You do not receive the half-kingdom. After a good meal, a little cake as well. After a delicious warm dish, an ice cream. Coffee after the ice cream. A shot of vodka after the ice cream. After the ice cream, a little biscuit. What is the difference between you and the goat? Only your forms differ. And the very source of today’s illnesses is precisely this. Try this for two or three months: Only three meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But after dinner, at eleven in the evening, do not open the refrigerator, do not empty it, and sit in front of the television. So, we eat too much. You know that a person consumes two and a half tons of food over the course of a lifetime. Do you know how much that is? A tremendous amount. If you can reduce this to one-tenth or less, you will become very healthy. So I’m sorry if I took away your appetite, but this is excellent advice for maintaining health. If someone is ill and overweight, then they should fast for two days, on Monday, consuming only liquids, because we ate too much over the weekend. On Friday, let us not consume anything except liquids because we will eat a lot over the weekend. These two-day fasts, on Monday and Friday, or Thursday, will greatly help in maintaining our health. And only eat when we are hungry. When? When the ten-day-old dry bread is as tasteful as the wedding cake. That’s it. My translator, she’s doing this technique. She’s only eating when she is hungry. It’s a compliment. And I eat what she is not allowed to eat. Thank you. So these are the practical instructions. Then come the movements and prāṇāyāmas. Yoga in Daily Life means to lead life 24 hours according to the yogic principles. Don’t be a yogī just for one hour when you practice āsanas. And therefore, there are some exercises which I would like to show you, and there will be three different categories of exercises. Part 2: An Introduction to Yoga in Daily Life Our body is a natural thing. If we do not move, the body becomes stiff. If we move, the body becomes healthy. If you are not ill, try remaining in bed for ten days; you will become ill due to the lack of movement. This guidance is for three groups: first, for those who are flexible and already practicing; second, for those who wish to begin yoga exercises but whose bodies are not so flexible; and third, for those who are already practicing but are not yet very advanced. For the absolute beginners, let us begin. Please stand up as you feel now; we will later compare this to how we feel afterwards. Palms facing upward. Look at my hands—where are they? Good. Now, stretch your hands up and rise onto your toes. Inhale. Exhale. Tired? Páradtak vagytok? No. Namaste. Now, hands above. Nyújtsuk fel a kezünket. Place your legs slightly apart. Kicsi térpébe álljunk. If someone’s hands touch yours or your body, please do not mind. Ha valaki hozzád ér, ne haragudj érte. Inhale. Exhale and bend to the side. Inhale. If someone is touching your hands or body, please do not mind. Inhale. Exhale and bend to the left side. Exhale and bend to the left side. Left... left... Inhale in the middle. Inhale in the middle. Exhale to the right. Exhale to the right. Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale... Inhale, exhale... inhale, exhale, inhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale... Exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale... exhale, inhale. While exhaling, bend to your right side and look at your elbow. Inhale in the middle. Exhale, left side. Inhale. Exhale. Kiregzés, inhale, belégzés, exhale, kiregzés, inhale, belégzés. Now, while exhaling, twist your body to the left side like this. Kiregzés közben csavarjuk a törzsünket balra. Inhale, come back to the middle. Belégzés, ezt forduljunk vissza középre. Exhale, Kiregzés. Inhale, Belégzés. Exhale. Inhale, inhale, exhale, inhale. While exhaling, bring your legs together, please. While exhaling, bend forward as much as you can, then inhale and come up. Exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale. While exhaling, bend forward as much as you can, then inhale and come up. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. While exhaling, bend forward as much as you can, then inhale and come up. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Now place your hands here and rotate your shoulders slowly. Inhale when the elbows move backward, and exhale when they move forward. Kilegzés végén, mikor összeér a két könyök. And now, the other side. És most a másik oldal. Irány. Csára. Good. Jó. Hands down. Engedjük le a kezünket. One. Egy. Körme-lés, belégzés. Two. Let’s lower two. One. Egy. Now, compare your body before and now. Do you feel more energy? Again, sit down. Sit down. These are some glimpses of yoga in daily life, how to begin. There is a six-week course for the first level, which includes even a simple movement like moving one shoulder up and down. You may not know what is happening when you move one shoulder up: it heals all these muscles. Thanks to God that you are healthy. We can knock on the door somewhere and find nothing. But if you are not healthy and a therapist asks, "Can you move your shoulder up?" you may say, "No." Every fine muscle in the body and under the shoulder blades is very important and deserves respect. This highlights the difference between yoga and daily life, and other aspects of yoga. Yoga is not bodybuilding. Yoga is not a sport. It is not what you call gymnastics. Yoga is not a competition. Yoga is a part of your life, a natural way of life. Around the world, in more than 18,000 locations, Yoga in Daily Life is practiced. Every day, people practice at these locations. Generally, you can see about 50,000 people per location. So, hundreds of thousands of people practice yoga daily in their lives. Individuals practice even more than this. Approximately 5 million people around the world benefit from yoga in their lives. It is declared as a very scientific and excellent system. Many systems have come and failed. Sometimes macro-politics came, sometimes different messages, sometimes this, sometimes that, and they disappeared. But the Yoga in Daily Life system, including in your country, is solid and increasing day by day in practice. So, no competition, no challenges. Listen to your body. Do not force your body. Love your body. You should fall in love with your body. Then you will become happy and healthy. When you drink one liter of vodka in the evening, do you ask your body, "Do you want me to drink?" Your body will say, "No, please." So, ask your body what you eat. Do not ask only your tongue. Do not be the slave of your senses. Your senses should be your slaves. After completing the first course, another beautiful exercise comes: Marjari. Marjari, look at me. Look this side, facing my side. Thank you. No, no. Marjari. This posture is a perfect one. When you sit in this posture, you feel calm. Stress disappears, and concentration develops because a special nerve called Vajranāḍī is influenced. The front muscles of your legs are stretched. Your spinal column is straight without extra support. Your digestive system is relaxed, meaning it will function best—no constipation, no diarrhea, no gastric problems, no acidity. After eating, if you can sit for five minutes like this, it will solve many problems. It can even cure hemorrhoid problems. When you sit in this posture, the spine is straight and all the chakras—Mūlādhāra, Svādhiṣṭhāna, Maṇipūra, Anāhata, Viśuddhi, and so on—are in perfect position. The function of the chakras becomes very natural, they observe more cosmic energy, and your shoulders are relaxed. When the elbows and shoulders are relaxed, your neck muscles are completely relaxed. When the shoulders and neck are relaxed, the back is straight, and the intestines and stomach are relaxed, your lungs gain natural space so your respiratory system has more capacity to breathe. When you can take more breath naturally, your body increases in vitality. Your diaphragm expands, meaning your heart now has more space and there is no pressure on it. When you sit at a table on a chair, looking at or writing on the table, browsing the internet, you constantly apply pressure. Here, your heart rhythm becomes normal and anxiety disappears. When the heart rhythm is normal, anxiety disappears because you now have enough air. This results in very good blood circulation in the body, stimulating circulation. The result is that blood pressure returns to normal. Through this one posture alone, the brain becomes free of stress, concentration begins, and I think that is why in Islam, when they pray, they take this position. It is a very scientific posture. However, people who have problems with ankle joints and knees cannot do it. For beginners, it is difficult. That is why you must complete the six- or nine-week first course. I can tell you, if you can sit in this posture, you are already enjoying yourself. You feel young, relaxed, and happy. Often, when children play, they automatically sit like this. This is called Vajrāsana. In this Vajrāsana, we will perform a posture called the Cat Pose. The cat has the most beautiful and flexible back. These movements will stimulate the digestive system, remove tension in the back muscles, make your spinal column more flexible, supply more fresh blood to the back muscles, and stimulate the abdominal region. Again, for those who have problems with bleeding, cramps, or spasms—for ladies during menstruation—this posture is magic. Immediately, the cramp will release. So, females who have problems should do this, especially Marjari, during menstruation. Also, hemorrhoid problems will be solved. Constipation will be removed. There are so many benefits. If I talked about only this one posture, we would have to organize breakfast from this hotel. Therefore, Yoga in Daily Life has chosen such beautiful exercises. That is why someone said, "To practice yoga in daily life means to lead a very noble way of life." Ezért mondta valaki, hogy a yoga mindennapi életben gyakorlása egy nemes, kiváló életvitelt jelent. One, two, three, four, five, six. It looks very easy, and it is very easy. Seven. Nagyon könnyűnek látszik, az is. 8, 9, 10. Those who cannot sit like this can adopt the basic position while standing on the knees. You can stand on the knees like this. So if you cannot sit like this due to ankle joints or knees, you can adopt this basic posture. One. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Nine. Ten. Thank you. These are exercises for the middle class: Half Butterfly. Oh God! So it should be flexible. Then, hold your toes. And Full Butterfly. Very good, thank you. And then touch your toes. Yes, then slowly, slowly, with practice, it will come. Practice makes a master. Thank you. And the Lokasen challenge. Now you can see the difference between who practices every day and who does not. Other direction. Inhale. Kilegzés, Kilegzés, inhale, kilegzés, very good. Thank you. Every movement should be coordinated with the breath. The third level of the exercises of Kathuparanam: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Well, there are so many exercises, postures, āsanas—more than 900. In your book, Yoga in Daily Life, which is available in Hungarian, Croatian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Czech, German—Amai rengeteg nyelven, Magyarul, Czechul, Slovakul, Slovenul, Serbul kapható—and Ukrainian, Ukrajinul is szintén. Yes. So, you will read in the books. El lehet olvasni a könyvet. Now they will demonstrate some āsanas. They will do what they like, different postures, okay? Just for you to look at. Do it yourself. It is good that we have so many practices, and you can see all of them, many of them. In your book, Yoga in Daily Life, it is written exactly what the benefits of these postures are, and when and how to do them. There is also a beautiful book on how to regulate the energy centers in your body, the hidden powers in humans. És egy nagyszerű könyv van arról is, hogy az energiaközpontjainkkal hogyan bánjunk, és pedig az emberben rejlő erők. It is very important to observe the chakras and regulate them in the body. Fontos figyelemmel kísérnünk a chakrákat és rendszerezni, és a helyes működésüket biztosítani. After that comes the perfect technique of Yoga Nidrā, the complete relaxation. And after that, the complete relaxation. That is something divine. It is very important that you follow these principles and that you practice yoga in your life. So, yoga in daily life will make you beautiful, wise, spiritual, healthy, and God-realized. With this, my dear brothers and sisters, I wish you all, all, all the best that I can: good health, a happy life, a happy marriage, spiritual development, a long life, a happy family, and God realization. God bless you all, and see you again. Hari Om. Thank you.